Beta testing has become a much more public affair over the last several years, likely jump started by the infamous and long-lived Gmail beta. Companies that open their beta products to the public tend to release much more polished, stable betas than those who don't, making the beta more of a public preview than anything else. To be sure, the bleeding edge isn't what it used to be.

Is it worth it to live on the cutting edge of every beta, running the dev build of your browser,…
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Even with more polished betas, there are still risks. The service may suffer outages, the full product may never materialize, and your data may not be as safe as you'd like. Take a moment to let us know—do you bother with beta apps and services? Which ones?